# Sega Mauritius

> An independent, source-led guide to sega in Mauritius, published by Andeor.

Source review 2026-10-30.

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## Guides
- [The history of sega in Mauritius](https://segamauritius.org/history-of-sega): Explore sega’s roots in slavery, Creole expression, oral transmission and the changing musical life of Mauritius.
- [Sega tipik, voice and percussion](https://segamauritius.org/sega-tipik): Understand traditional Mauritian sega, its singers, ravanne, maravanne, triangle and shared practice.
- [Sega and UNESCO heritage](https://segamauritius.org/sega-and-unesco): The distinct inscriptions for traditional Mauritian sega, Rodrigues sega tambour and Chagos sega tambour, explained.
- [Sega tambour of Rodrigues](https://segamauritius.org/rodrigues-sega-tambour): An introduction to the distinctive sega tambour tradition of Rodrigues and its UNESCO record.
- [Chagos sega tambour and cultural memory](https://segamauritius.org/chagos-sega-tambour): Learn about Chagossian sega, displacement, community transmission and the urgent safeguarding inscription.
- [The instruments of sega](https://segamauritius.org/instruments): Meet the ravanne, maravanne and triangle, with guidance on listening, construction, learning and buying.
- [The ravanne, Mauritius’s frame drum](https://segamauritius.org/ravanne): Understand the ravanne, how players shape its sound and what to ask before learning or buying one.
- [The maravanne and the moving rhythm](https://segamauritius.org/maravanne): An introduction to the sega box rattle, how to observe its playing and what to inspect when buying.
- [The triangle in sega](https://segamauritius.org/triangle): Hear the metallic accents of the sega ensemble and learn what to ask when choosing a triangle.
- [Sega dance, participation and respect](https://segamauritius.org/sega-dance): A considerate introduction to watching and joining sega dance in Mauritius.
- [How to listen to sega](https://segamauritius.org/how-to-listen): A practical listening route through voices, percussion, lyrics, recordings and modern arrangements.
- [Where to find and buy sega instruments](https://segamauritius.org/buy-sega-instruments): Verified research leads and a practical checklist for buying a ravanne, maravanne or triangle in Mauritius.
- [Where to see a sega show in Mauritius](https://segamauritius.org/sega-shows): Find documented performance leads and learn how to confirm a sega evening, live ensemble, admission and access.
- [Seggae, sega and reggae in Mauritius](https://segamauritius.org/seggae): Explore the Mauritian development of seggae, Kaya and Racinetatane, other voices, and a documented route into the recordings.
- [A glossary of sega words and instruments](https://segamauritius.org/sega-glossary): Understand ravann, maravann, triyang, tambour, mareshal, seggae and the heritage terms used across this sega guide.

## Artists
- [Ti Frère](https://segamauritius.org/artists/ti-frere): Sega tipik
- [Serge Lebrasse](https://segamauritius.org/artists/serge-lebrasse): Sega
- [Menwar](https://segamauritius.org/artists/menwar): Ravann and sagaï
- [Kaya](https://segamauritius.org/artists/kaya): Seggae
- [Cassiya](https://segamauritius.org/artists/cassiya): Modern sega
- [Fanfan](https://segamauritius.org/artists/fanfan): Sega ravanne
- [Rosemay Nelson](https://segamauritius.org/artists/rosemay-nelson): Mauritian song and sega
- [Marie-Josée Clency](https://segamauritius.org/artists/marie-josee-clency): Recorded sega
- [Catherine Velienne](https://segamauritius.org/artists/catherine-velienne): Recorded sega
- [Josiane Cassambo-Nankoo](https://segamauritius.org/artists/josiane-cassambo): Sega tipik and sega lakour
- [Linzy Bacbotte](https://segamauritius.org/artists/linzy-bacbotte): Sega and contemporary Mauritian song
- [Michel Legris](https://segamauritius.org/artists/michel-legris): Sega
- [Marclaine Antoine](https://segamauritius.org/artists/marclaine-antoine): Mauritian music and sega
- [Roger Augustin](https://segamauritius.org/artists/roger-augustin): Sega
- [Claudio Veeraragoo](https://segamauritius.org/artists/claudio-veeraragoo): Modern sega

## Articles
- [Sega costumes in Mauritius and what visitors should wear](https://segamauritius.org/articles/sega-costumes-mauritius-what-to-wear): Read stage clothing in context, understand why a contemporary costume is not a historical uniform, and choose comfortable visitor clothing without buying an outfit.
- [Sega and maloya, how to hear two distinct island traditions](https://segamauritius.org/articles/sega-and-maloya-differences): Compare Mauritian sega tipik and Réunion’s maloya through their histories, shared knowledge and relationships between voices, percussion and dance.
- [Sega or seggae, a listener’s guide to the difference](https://segamauritius.org/articles/sega-vs-seggae-listening-guide): Compare sega tipik and seggae through voices, percussion, recurring patterns and performance context, without turning one recording into a rule for an entire tradition.
- [Your first sega evening in Mauritius, from booking to joining in](https://segamauritius.org/articles/first-sega-evening-mauritius): Plan your first sega evening around the experience you want, then follow the music, watch the dancers and join on the performers’ terms.
- [Learning to dance sega at your first encounter](https://segamauritius.org/articles/learning-sega-dance-first-encounter): A beginner’s guide to watching, joining and following a sega teacher, with practical advice on personal space, listening and comfortable participation.
- [Five recordings for a first journey through Mauritian sega](https://segamauritius.org/articles/five-recordings-first-journey-mauritian-sega): Follow Ti Frère, Serge Lebrasse, Menwar, Kaya and Cassiya through five listening stops, with artist context and practical comparisons rather than a popularity ranking.
- [Women’s voices in sega, five artists to listen to](https://segamauritius.org/articles/womens-voices-in-mauritian-sega): Explore Marie-Josée Clency, Catherine Velienne, Josiane Cassambo-Nankoo, Rosemay Nelson and Linzy Bacbotte through recordings, family repertoire and a voice-first listening approach.
- [Listening to Ti Frère, voice, storytelling and the archive](https://segamauritius.org/articles/listening-to-ti-frere-voice-storytelling-archive): Use Ocora’s documented Ti Frère release for a focused listening exercise, following vocal delivery, percussion and storytelling while keeping recording dates separate from editions.
- [Madame Eugène and Serge Lebrasse in recorded sega](https://segamauritius.org/articles/serge-lebrasse-madame-eugene): Start with Madame Eugène, dated to 1959 in Serge Lebrasse’s biography, and follow a career connecting recordings, hotel performances and sega’s wider circulation.
- [Menwar, the ravanne and the making of sagaï](https://segamauritius.org/articles/menwar-ravanne-and-sagai): Follow Menwar from the name Lélou to sagaï, exploring the recordings, handmade instruments and ravanne practice behind his musical language.
- [Listening to Cassiya as a group, beyond one familiar voice](https://segamauritius.org/articles/cassiya-songs-group-and-desire-francois): Start with Séparation and follow the collaborators, island connections and later editions that make Cassiya’s catalogue more than a solo biography.
- [Kaya’s Seggae Man and the recordings around it](https://segamauritius.org/articles/kaya-seggae-man-album-guide): Use the official Kaya archive to approach Seggae Man, understand the early cassette years and distinguish restored editions from original recordings.
- [Sega and Geet-Gawai, two distinct traditions of Mauritius](https://segamauritius.org/articles/sega-and-geet-gawai-mauritius): Understand the different languages, occasions, instruments and forms of transmission behind sega tipik and the Bhojpuri tradition of Geet-Gawai.
- [Sega in Mauritius, Rodrigues and Chagossian communities](https://segamauritius.org/articles/sega-mauritius-rodrigues-chagos-differences): Compare three living traditions through their communities, languages, instruments and heritage records, without flattening them into one island performance.
- [Preparing for a first ravanne lesson in Mauritius](https://segamauritius.org/articles/first-ravanne-lesson-in-mauritius): Understand what the ravanne is, how to make a useful learning enquiry and what to pay attention to during a first encounter with a teacher.
- [Caring for a ravanne at home and when travelling](https://segamauritius.org/articles/ravanne-care-storage-and-travel): Understand the construction of your own ravanne, keep useful condition notes and ask the maker the right questions about storage, cleaning and repairs.
- [Choosing a ravanne to play, learn with or keep](https://segamauritius.org/articles/choosing-a-ravanne-to-play-or-keep): Decide what you want from a ravanne before comparing instruments, then ask practical questions about construction, comfort, support and taking it home.
- [Finding sega recordings through catalogues, archives and reissues](https://segamauritius.org/articles/sega-recordings-archives-and-reissues): Explore useful recording sources and learn how to distinguish an original session, an album release and the edition available to hear today.
- [How children encounter sega through family and community](https://segamauritius.org/articles/how-children-learn-sega-mauritius): Explore the place of observation, participation, instrument making and organised learning in passing Mauritian sega between generations.
- [Sega beyond Mauritius, performance and community memory](https://segamauritius.org/articles/mauritian-sega-diaspora-and-community-memory): Explore how sega appears beyond the island through cultural events, recordings and community transmission, while preserving distinct migration histories.

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